One of Electronic Arts' big E3 reveals has been leaked a week early, forcing the company to show its hand. Battlefield Hardline is the next title in the Battlefield series, from the team behind the Dead Space franchise.

Steve Papoutsis, VP of Visceral Games, says thatHardline is the company's bid to take the Battlefield series in a different direction.

The game pits SWAT teams against bank robbers in multiplayer, while the single-player campaign takes inspiration from popular TV crime shows. The game is due to launch later this year, with more details to be shown at E3 next month.

The trailer leaked this morning -- since removed -- showed the game in action, albeit with the original codename Battlefield Omaha.